Children's Community Nurse

Job overview

Join our Team at the Children's Community Nursing Team at  Kingston Hospital.

Are you an experienced Children's Community Nurse ready for a new challenge? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join  our Kingston team , the Paediatric Outreach Nursing Team (PONT) who have recently integrated with the Richmond children's community nursing team.

We are seeking a dedicated Children's Nurse to bring their clinical expertise to our team. The team provides acute and long term care to babies, children and young people living in the community with conditions such as  Oncology/heamatology, short and long term Intravenous antibiotics (IVAB), complex needs and wound care.

Main duties of the job

• To provide an acute paediatric community nursing service to the local area, supporting and working closely with Paediatric Department , Paediatric oncology shared care centre (POSCU) and  specialist nurses.
• Liaising with the multi disciplinary team, tertiary centres and local services and agencies to provide care closer to home for children and their families/carers.

• Requires the ability to work autonomously and within a collaborative           nursing team.
• Involvement in acute and long-term condition treatments and the                    teaching of patients, families and student nurse.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

***Please refer to the full Job Description and Person Specification attached to see the full outline of the post.***